When Anthony McRea was arrested on a gun possession charge in 2019, the Lansing man was given 18 months of probation as opposed to five years in prison, which is the maximum penalty for this type of offense. What if, instead of letting McRea off so he could collect more guns illegally, he had been sentenced to time behind bars? "He would still be in prison today," said Rep. Phil Green (R-Millington), a gun rights defender and the father of a son who's away at college. The question of prosecuting gun crimes is getting a fresh look the day after
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